Friday 29 July 2016 06:24, UK
Butch Harmon reflects on Jimmy Walker's strong start to the PGA Championship and Dustin Johnson's disappointing opening round at Baltusrol.
I said on our show at the start of the day that Dustin Johnson was the perennial favourite here this week.
He has played better than anybody over the past couple of months and this course suits his game, but he went and shot 77, which just goes to show how much I know!
Our colleague Rich Beem was impressive today, coming out of the blocks and starting birdie, birdie over the first two holes.
The man who tops the leaderboard though is Jimmy Walker, who putted beautifully today and took just 25 putts over the course of his round.
When you watch his putts back it's noticeable how aggressive he's hitting them and how fast they're going in to the hole, which is a sign you're putting well.
It has been a frustrating year so far for Jimmy. He has been working very hard on his swing and the mental side of his game and it showed off today.
He had been struggling for a while and hasn't been putting well for him, up until today. It's very easy in golf to lose your confidence, where things can bug you and you can suddenly go from winning five times in 18 months like he did to not being able to do anything.
You can then start blaming yourself or getting into arguments with friends and your whole demeanour can change. He's turning himself around and he comes to the golf course and is starting to play beautifully.
He has been saying for a few months now that it's close and that he was just waiting for something to happen, so it's good to see that it now is.
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